Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA GH17 1720
This funding opportunity, titled "Provision of Comprehensive Community Based Care and Support for People Living with HIV (PLHIV) in the United Republic of Tanzania under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)," is a U.S. government grant announcement administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Center for Global Health. It is issued as a discretionary Cooperative Agreement (meaning CDC would expect to have substantial involvement in the work rather than simply issuing funds with minimal engagement). The opportunity is listed under CFDA 93.067 and was created on August 5, 2016, with an original application closing date of October 20, 2016. The program anticipated making one award, with a maximum funding ceiling of $9,000,000.
The core focus of the announcement is not general service delivery, but strengthening HIV/AIDS strategic information (SI) in Tanzania so national decision-makers can better understand the epidemic and guide the national response using reliable, timely data. The description emphasizes that, despite past progress, Tanzania still needs improved SI systems and stronger capacity to turn routine program information into actionable evidence. In practical terms, the grant is intended to build on the achievements of an existing project and support the Ministry of Health (MOH) to generate and use SI derived from program data, especially through the District Health Information System-2 (DHIS2), which is widely used for health data management in many countries.
A major component of the work involves improving how HIV program data are collected, managed, analyzed, and used to monitor outcomes across the HIV service continuum. The announcement highlights strengthening disease monitoring and evaluation capacity, with specific attention to tracking the HIV cascade: identifying and diagnosing people living with HIV, linking them to care, initiating and maintaining treatment, and achieving viral load suppression. This cascade-based approach signals a focus on measuring performance at each step and identifying where people are being lost to follow-up or not receiving adequate services, so the national program can target improvements where they will have the biggest impact.
Beyond routine program monitoring, the opportunity also prioritizes surveillance and surveys to fill information gaps that routine data alone cannot address. The CDC describes support for priority population-based, key population, and facility-based surveillance and surveys. This suggests work that could include structured studies to estimate HIV burden, risk patterns, service coverage, and outcomes in the general population, as well as targeted surveillance among key populations who may have higher HIV risk or face barriers to services. Facility-based surveillance/surveys may be used to assess the quality of services, patient outcomes, data quality, and other factors within health facilities that deliver HIV prevention, testing, and treatment services.
The funding is also designed to support implementation of an HIV/AIDS SI and capacity strengthening plan, implying that Tanzania already has a roadmap or needs help finalizing and operationalizing one. Capacity strengthening here includes developing skills, systems, and processes within the MOH and associated institutions so that SI functions are sustainable and increasingly led locally. In addition, the announcement explicitly includes the development and updating of national SI-related guidelines, policies, and plans. That typically means creating or revising standard operating procedures, indicator guidance, data governance practices, reporting standards, and other national documents that set expectations for how HIV data are collected, protected, analyzed, and used across the health system and among implementing partners.
Eligibility for applicants is listed as unrestricted, indicating that a broad range of organizations could apply (for example, nonprofits, universities, contractors, or other entities), though the work is clearly intended to support and be closely aligned with Tanzania's MOH and national HIV/AIDS response under PEPFAR. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a large, single-award investment in strengthening the strategic information backbone of Tanzania's HIV response, with DHIS2-enabled program monitoring, targeted surveillance activities, and national guideline/policy development all aimed at improving the country's ability to track progress and accelerate gains toward diagnosis, treatment coverage, and viral suppression.Apply for CDC RFA GH17 1720
- The Centers for Disease Control - CGH in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Provision of Comprehensive Community Based Care and Support for People Living with HIV (PLHIV) in the United Republic of Tanzania under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.067.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2016-08-05.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2016-10-20. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $9,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title of this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Provision of Comprehensive Community Based Care and Support for People Living with HIV (PLHIV) in the United Republic of Tanzania under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)."
Which U.S. government agency is administering this grant?
The grant is administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Center for Global Health.
What type of funding mechanism is this?
This is a discretionary Cooperative Agreement. That means CDC expects to have substantial involvement in the work, rather than only issuing funds with minimal engagement.
What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 93.067.
When was this opportunity created and what was the original closing date?
The opportunity was created on August 5, 2016, and the original application closing date was October 20, 2016.
How many awards were anticipated?
The program anticipated making one award.
What was the maximum funding ceiling?
The maximum funding ceiling was $9,000,000.
What is the main purpose of this funding?
The primary purpose is to strengthen HIV/AIDS strategic information (SI) in Tanzania so national decision-makers can better understand the epidemic and guide the national response using reliable, timely data.
Is this primarily a general service delivery grant?
No. The announcement emphasizes that the core focus is strengthening strategic information systems and capacity, rather than general service delivery.
Which country and national institutions are central to the work?
The work is focused on the United Republic of Tanzania and is intended to support the Ministry of Health (MOH) in generating and using strategic information for the national HIV response under PEPFAR.
What does "strategic information (SI)" mean in the context of this opportunity?
In this announcement, SI refers to the systems and capabilities needed to collect, manage, analyze, and use HIV program and surveillance data so it becomes actionable evidence for planning, monitoring, and improving the national HIV response.
How does DHIS2 fit into this opportunity?
A key emphasis is improving the generation and use of strategic information derived from program data, especially through the District Health Information System-2 (DHIS2), which is described as widely used for health data management.
What types of improvements to HIV program data are expected?
The opportunity highlights strengthening how HIV program data are collected, managed, analyzed, and used to monitor outcomes across the HIV service continuum.
What is meant by the HIV "service continuum" or "cascade" in this announcement?
The HIV cascade referenced includes identifying and diagnosing people living with HIV, linking them to care, initiating and maintaining treatment, and achieving viral load suppression. The grant emphasizes measuring performance at each step to identify gaps and losses to follow-up.
Why does the announcement emphasize a cascade-based approach?
Because tracking each step in the cascade helps the national program see where people are not being reached or retained, allowing decision-makers to target improvements where they will have the biggest impact.
Beyond routine monitoring, what other data activities are prioritized?
The opportunity prioritizes surveillance and surveys to fill information gaps that routine program data cannot address.
What kinds of surveillance and surveys are mentioned?
The announcement describes support for priority population-based, key population, and facility-based surveillance and surveys.
What is the difference between routine program monitoring and surveillance/surveys in this context?
Routine monitoring focuses on ongoing program reporting and performance measurement (for example, monitoring outcomes along the cascade). Surveillance and surveys are described as structured efforts to address information gaps that routine data alone cannot fully answer.
What is meant by "capacity strengthening" in this grant?
Capacity strengthening refers to developing skills, systems, and processes within the MOH and associated institutions so strategic information functions become sustainable and increasingly led locally.
Does the opportunity include planning activities?
Yes. The funding is designed to support implementation of an HIV/AIDS strategic information and capacity strengthening plan, suggesting work to operationalize an existing roadmap or help finalize and implement one.
Are national policies or guidelines part of the scope?
Yes. The announcement explicitly includes development and updating of national SI-related guidelines, policies, and plans.
What kinds of national SI documents could be developed or updated under this opportunity?
The description points to documents such as standard operating procedures, indicator guidance, data governance practices, reporting standards, and other national guidance that sets expectations for how HIV data are collected, protected, analyzed, and used.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, indicating a broad range of organizations could apply.
Does unrestricted eligibility mean the work is disconnected from government priorities?
No. While eligibility is broad, the work is clearly intended to support and align with Tanzania's MOH and the national HIV/AIDS response under PEPFAR.
How should applicants interpret CDC involvement under a Cooperative Agreement?
The announcement indicates CDC would expect substantial involvement in the work. Applicants should plan for an engaged partnership model rather than a hands-off funder relationship.
What is the overall way to understand this opportunity at a high level?
It is best understood as a large, single-award investment in strengthening the strategic information backbone of Tanzania's HIV response, including DHIS2-enabled program monitoring, targeted surveillance activities, and national guideline/policy development to improve tracking of diagnosis, treatment coverage, and viral suppression.
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